Yes, it really should be “Deutch” not “Dutch”. The Amish are actually German, not Dutch. Regardless, this is still Pennsylvania Dutch country in the end, so hello from Pennsylvania Dutch country, home this year to Zenkaikon. In specific we’re in the Lancaster County Convention Center and the associated Marriott hotel, which also oddly doubles as […]

I know that the older you get the more time seems to compress, but wow did Katsucon 19 seem to fly by on President’s Day weekend. The weather was also erratic, but thankfully the Gaylord National is big enough that people don’t have to go outside for anything if they don’t want to. With the […]

On February 16th, Katsucon held a panel dedicated to the action horror anime Hellsing. The event was hosted by FUNimation’s Sarah “Sully” Sullivan and voice actor Crispin Freeman, who had many anecdotes to share about his role as the vampire protagonist Alucard. Regarding how he first got the part, Freeman was working in New York City […]

FUNimation Entertainment’s Conventions Manager Sarah “Sully” Sullivan presented the company’s industry panel at Katsucon Friday night. For a new announcement the voice cast for the English dub of Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing- was revealed during the panel, as well as a new trailer for the show. Fam: Jad Saxton Giselle: Leigh Clark Millia: […]

Does it ever seem like the stock market is all the just a game, one with rigged rules? If so you’d feel right at home in C: Control. Hidden behind the veneer of the visible world is a second world, the Financial District. What’s the Financial District? Think of it as a cross between a […]

Victor Frankensteinn (that’s Frahnkunshteen! … No, no it isn’t) is a lonely young boy. He lives in a colorless world, in a faceless suburb called New Holland filled with bland adults and weird children. His parents are mostly oblivious, and his next door neighbor, Mr. Bergermeister, the town’s mayor, just plain doesn’t like Victor or […]

Hunger … desire … lust … addiction … desperation … evolution … rage … depression … nostalgia … loss … These are just a few of the many attributes you can assign to post-modern human society. One could also throw in hope, love and happiness, but Boogiepop Phantom doesn’t really deal in those too much. […]

If you don’t know what Finding Nemo is, what are you doing at an animation website? It’s only one of the most popular animated movies of all time, responsible for every “Hey, it’s Nemo! Look, Dorys! Hey Mom! Hey Mom! It’s Dory!” at every aquarium on earth for the last decade. It’s also the movie […]

What would you do if the world was coming to an end and you were given a way out? Or you thought you had a way out? King of Thorn tosses you straight into that world. Yes, apocalyptic-themed sci-fi is all the rage these days, but King of Thorn isn’t just another “2012” blow ‘em […]

So they’re trying yet another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. Everything old is new, and old, and new again. I guess we’ve hit that point in pop culture where recycling is itself recycled. Well, at least we have a good show for the effort, one that easily stands aside its predecessors without being a pure […]